At my school, Lewis Elementary, we are fortunate to have a great garden space adjacent to our school. All of our students spend time working in the garden at least two times a month. In addition to garden lessons, teachers also use the space as an outdoor classroom. Friday afternoon was a beautiful early fall day and I observed two classrooms taking advantage of the nice weather by visiting the school garden. Ms. Swan's brought her students out to spend some time and to also release some butterflies. Mrs. Logue's students took advantage of the garden and looked for insects and noted the different vegetables growing there. They then spent some time writing about their experience in their journals. Our garden space also includes an outdoor classroom pavilion, a tool shed, two cob benches, apple trees, and our compost bins. In an upcoming post I'll share more about these spaces and how we use them in our garden program...